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Effect of Modality on Discharge Instruction in Patients Receiving Outpatient Antibiotic Prescriptions From the Emergency Department

NCT01775969 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2874

Last updated 2013-10-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Outpatient antibiotics are frequently prescribed from the emergency department, and limited health literacy may impact compliance with recommended treatments. The investigators are looking to determine if patient preference for multimodality discharge instructions for outpatient antibiotic therapy varies by health literacy level, and if modality effected patient-reported antibiotic compliance and 72-hour antibiotic pick-up.

Conditions

  • Modality of Discharge Instructions

Interventions

OTHER

Text Message

A text message with instructions is sent to the patient

OTHER

Voicemail

A voicemail with instructions is sent to the patient

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • James R Miner, MD · Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-05-31
Primary Completion
2013-02-28
Completion
2013-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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